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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Middle French, from ''fin'' | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Middle French, from ''fin'' |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1528] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1528] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: refinement or delicacy of workmanship, [[structure]], or [[texture]] | | *1: refinement or delicacy of workmanship, [[structure]], or [[texture]] |
| *2: [[skillful]] handling of a situation : adroit maneuvering | | *2: [[skillful]] handling of a situation : adroit maneuvering |
− | *3: A [[method]] of leading up to a ten ace, as in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_bridge bridge], in order to prevent an opponent from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick-taking_game winning the trick with an intermediate card]. | + | *3: A [[method]] of leading up to a ten ace, as in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_bridge bridge], in order to prevent an opponent from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick-taking_game winning the trick with an intermediate card]. |
| *4: A stratagem in which one appears to decline an [[advantage]]. | | *4: A stratagem in which one appears to decline an [[advantage]]. |
| *5: Elegant and classy sense of [[style]], for both [[men]] and [[women]]. | | *5: Elegant and classy sense of [[style]], for both [[men]] and [[women]]. |